# Accident 20100811051659A: Piper PA-28-180, Winnfield, LA, August 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2010, 20:13 local time
- Place: Winnfield, LA
- Airport: David G Joyce
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9575° N, 92.6700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9575&lon=-92.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9507J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9507J-2011-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 42 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA476) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100811051659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRMAN STATED AFTER TAKEOFF AROUND 600 FEET AGL THE ENGINE "SHUTTERED" A COUPLE OF TIMES, AIRMAN CHECKED FUEL PRESSURE AND STARTED A TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT, THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY QUIT. HE LEVELED THE WINGS AND DESCENDED INTO THE TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF THE TREES AROUND 60 FEET AGL.  THE RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE TREES, AND THEN BROKE OFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT; THE AIRCRAFT THEN FELL TO THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED POSITION.  AIRMAN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WALKED TO A LOCAL ROAD TO SEEK ASSISTANCE.  AIRMAN HAD MINOR INJURES AND WAITED TO THE NEXT DAY TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.  THE AIRMAN DESCRIBED THE STARTUP, TAXI AND RUN-UP AS NORMAL IN REGARDS TO MAGNETO OPERATION, CARBURETOR HEAT CHECK.  HE REPORTED NORMAL ACCELERATION AND CLIMB AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY.  FROM THE TIME OF THE ENGINE START UNTIL THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 15 MINUTES.  AIRMAN STATED HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL LEVELS, BUT DURING PREFLIGHT THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED ½ OF FUEL IN EACH TANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10LA476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA476), Aug 12, 2010: Piper PA-28-180 (N9507J), Winnfield, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N9507J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770801024489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770801024489A), Aug 1, 1977: Piper PA28180 (N9507J), Mattawa, WA, Substantial damage. Checking progress of harvest.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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